Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Richmond

Right now (4:48 am PDT): about 39 minutes via I-580 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 20% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pleasanton to Richmond by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	43	46	44	44	44	44	44	47	55	58	59	45	39	39	38
Tue	38	39	44	57	47	43	43	43	43	48	60	66	68	51	40	40	38
Wed	38	39	43	52	46	43	43	43	44	48	60	72	70	53	42	40	38
Thu	38	40	44	57	45	43	42	42	43	47	63	72	71	54	41	40	39
Fri	38	40	42	43	43	43	43	44	49	58	68	71	64	50	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	47	45	44	41	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	43	44	43	43	42	40	40	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Pleasanton to Richmond (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Richmond (Macdonald Avenue) along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Pleasanton to Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pleasanton to Richmond?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Richmond?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	43	46	44	44	44	44	44	47	55	58	59	45	39	39	38
Tue	38	39	44	57	47	43	43	43	43	48	60	66	68	51	40	40	38
Wed	38	39	43	52	46	43	43	43	44	48	60	72	70	53	42	40	38
Thu	38	40	44	57	45	43	42	42	43	47	63	72	71	54	41	40	39
Fri	38	40	42	43	43	43	43	44	49	58	68	71	64	50	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	47	45	44	41	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	43	44	43	43	42	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	43	46	44	44	44	44	44	47	55	58	59	45	39	39	38
Tue	38	39	44	57	47	43	43	43	43	48	60	66	68	51	40	40	38
Wed	38	39	43	52	46	43	43	43	44	48	60	72	70	53	42	40	38
Thu	38	40	44	57	45	43	42	42	43	47	63	72	71	54	41	40	39
Fri	38	40	42	43	43	43	43	44	49	58	68	71	64	50	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	47	45	44	41	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	43	44	43	43	42	40	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	43	46	44	44	44	44	44	47	55	58	59	45	39	39	38
Tue	38	39	44	57	47	43	43	43	43	48	60	66	68	51	40	40	38
Wed	38	39	43	52	46	43	43	43	44	48	60	72	70	53	42	40	38
Thu	38	40	44	57	45	43	42	42	43	47	63	72	71	54	41	40	39
Fri	38	40	42	43	43	43	43	44	49	58	68	71	64	50	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	47	45	44	41	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	43	44	43	43	42	40	40	41	38